Speedo Sprint Series Heats Results 16 February 2003 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands will have 2 swimmers competing at the NSW Speedo Sprint Series Finals after some impressive swims at today’s Cumberland District Heats. David Wang continued his dominance of the 50m Breaststroke, winning his age group for the second year running. David won the event by over 2.5 seconds swimming a personal best time of 48.30 on the way. Jordan Burden will be our second representative at the finals. Jordan finished second in the 10yrs 50m Freestyle to qualify for his first Sprint Series Finals. His time of 33.09 was just 0.02 seconds outside his personal best. Congratulations to all swimmers who broke their times and good luck to David and Jordan at the finals. The Speedo Sprint Series Finals will be held at the Sydney Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 9th March, 2003. The full results of the heats are now available. See Also 2003 NSW Speedo Sprint Series - Cumberland District Heats - Results 2003 NSW Speedo Sprint Series Finals State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Sydney Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Cumberland Championship Entries 03 February 2003 Peter-Johnston Latest News Entries for the 2002-2003 Cumberland District Open & Age Championships are due in with our Race Secretary by Saturday, 8th February, 2003. The entries are to be on Multi-Entry Cards, which will be available on Saturday. To compete at these championships you must have achieved the required qualifying time. The Entry Times should also be related to the course in which the Meet is to be conducted with the appropriate constant added to the time. Your Multi-Entry cards must be completely filled out including date and place that times were achieved. Entries must also include your registration number. See Also 2002-2003 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Program of Events State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants Sydney Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Holroyd Family Festival Entries 02 February 2003 Peter-Johnston Latest News This year's Holroyd Family Festival Swimming Carnival will be held on Sunday, 23rd February, 2003 at the Merrylands Swimming Centre. This meet is run by our club and is one of our major fund raisers for the year. All club members are asked to attend both as swimmers and helpers on the day. The entries for the carnival close on Saturday, 8th February, 2003 and are to be on Single Entry cards. For more information visit the Holroyd Family Festival Swimming Carnival section of the website. The 2003 Holroyd Family Festival Swimming Carnival is proudly sponsored by: Starr Partners Real Estate Merrylands Retravision Merrylands Merrylands R.S.L. Club Holroyd's Leading Real Estate for the past 31 years It's our Club... That's the difference! MERRYLANDS THE ONLY DECISION See Also Holroyd Family Festival Swimming Carnival Merrylands R.S.L Club Starr Partners Real Estate Merrylands Retravision Merrylands
2003 Australian Championships 01 February 2003 Peter-Johnston Latest News The 2003 Australian Swimming Championships will be held at the Sydney Aquatic Centre from Saturday 22nd to Saturday 29th March, 2003. This year’s Championships double as the 2003 World Championship Selection Trials, guaranteeing some exciting racing. Australian Swimming is offering the following special offer to Swimming Clubs. Australian Swimming is providing an opportunity for clubs to pre-purchase discounted finals tickets for the best seats at this exciting event. The finals commence at 6:30pm each evening with tickets available at the following prices: Adults - $20.00 per ticket (RRP $25.00) Concession - $10.00 per ticket (RRP $12.50) (Concession includes children under 16 years, pensioner and full-time students) This offer is only available through the club and only a limited number of tickets are available on a first come first serve basis. The club will be selling tickets to the first Finals Session, held on Saturday, 22nd March, 2003. Your only opportunity to purchase tickets for the 2003 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships as part of this special offer will be at Club Races on Saturday 8th and Saturday 15th February, 2003. More information will be available in the Whales Tales newsletter. The Finals program is available here. See Also 2003 Australian Swimming Championships Finals Program and Television Coverage Ticket Order Form Australian Swimming
State Championships 21 January 2003 Peter-Johnston Latest News The NSW State Open & Age 13-19yrs/Over Championships began at the Sydney Aquatic Centre on Friday, 17th January, 2003. Merrylands has 3 swimmers competing at these Championships. They are: Todd Jenkin 14yrs 100m Breaststroke 14yrs 200m Breaststroke Troy Tomkinson 15yrs 50m Freestyle 15yrs 100m Freestyle Open 50m Butterfly 15yrs 100m Butterfly Robert Griffey 17-18yrs 50m Freestyle 17-18yrs 100m Freestyle Open 50m Backstroke 17-18yrs 100m Backstroke You can follow the team's progress over the week at http://www.nswswimming.com.au/. Earlier in January, Merrylands had 3 swimmers compete at the NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships. The swimmers representing the club were: David Wang 9yrs & Under 100m Breaststroke Jordan Burden 10yrs 100m Freestyle 10yrs 100m Backstroke 10yrs & Under 100m Individual Medley Mitchell Emery 12yrs 100m Breaststroke 12yrs 200m Breaststroke Jordan Burden achieved the club’s best result placing 12th in the 100m Freestyle. The full results are now available. See Also 2003 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championship Results 2003 NSW State Open & Age 13-19yrs Championships - Program of Events 2003 NSW State Open & Age 13-19yrs Championships - Qualifying Times State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants Sydney Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Holroyd Family Festival Swimming Carnival 15 December 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News The program for the 2003 Holroyd Family Festival Swimming Carnival is now available. The carnival will be held at Merrylands Swimming Centre on Sunday, 23rd February, 2003. Entries close on Saturday, 8th February, 2003. This is our carnival so please make sure you support it. For more information visit the Holroyd Family Festival Swimming Carnival section of the website. We would like to thank the sponsors of the carnival for their continued support. The 2003 Holroyd Family Festival Swimming Carnival is proudly sponsored by: Starr Partners Real Estate Merrylands Retravision Merrylands Merrylands R.S.L. Club Holroyd's Leading Real Estate for the past 31 years It's our Club... That's the difference! MERRYLANDS THE ONLY DECISION See Also Holroyd Family Festival Swimming Carnival Merrylands R.S.L Club Starr Partners Real Estate Merrylands Retravision Merrylands
State Entries 10 December 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News Entries for the 2003 NSW State Championships close on Saturday, 14th December, 2002. The entries are to be on Multi-Entry Cards. The Entry Times should be related to the course in which the Meet is to be conducted with the appropriate constant added or subtracted from the time. Your Multi-Entry cards must be completely filled out including date and place (name of the meet) that times were achieved. Entries must also include your registration number. Only accredited coaches will have access to the Pool Deck at the meet. Parents are reminded that they are not permitted on the Pool Deck or in the Marshalling Area at any time. For more information on NSW meets read the Championship Procedures information in the Swim Meets Section. See Also 2003 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships - Program of Events 2003 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships - Qualifying Times 2003 NSW State Open & Age 13-19yrs Championships - Program of Events 2003 NSW State Open & Age 13-19yrs Championships - Qualifying Times State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants Sydney Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Metropolitan Results 09 December 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News David Wang achieved Merrylands’ best result at the NSW Metropolitan Championships held at the Sydney Aquatic Centre on the weekend. David placed 9th in the 9 & Under 100m Breaststroke in a time of 1:43.88, breaking his personal best time in the process. Jordan Burden broke two of his PB’s in the 10yrs 100m Backstroke and 100m Breaststroke while Peter Johnston equalled his PB in the Open 50m Breaststroke. The full results are now available. See Also 2002 NSW Metropolitan Championship Results
NSW Metropolitan Championships 04 December 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands will be sending a team of 8 swimmers to this weekend's NSW Metropolitan Championships at the Sydney Aquatic Centre. The team will compete in total of 19 events. The team consists of: David Wang 9yrs & Under 100m Breaststroke Jordan Burden 10yrs 100m Freestyle 10yrs 100m Breaststroke 10yrs 100m Backstroke Mitchell Emery 12yrs 100m Breaststroke Todd Jenkin Open 50m Breaststroke 14yrs 100m Breaststroke Troy Tomkinson Open 50m Freestyle 15yrs 100m Freestyle Open 50m Butterfly 15yrs 100m Butterfly Open 50m Backstroke 15yrs 100m Backstroke Robert Griffey Open 50m Freestyle 17yrs & Over 100m Freestyle Open 50m Backstroke 17yrs & Over 100m Backstroke Peter Johnston Open 50m Breaststroke Amber Johnson 9yrs & Under 100m Backstroke Congratulations to all 8 swimmers for qualifying and good luck. You can follow the team's progress over the weekend at http://www.nswswimming.com.au/. See Also 2002 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Program of Events 2002 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Qualifying Times State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants Sydney Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Telstra Swimmer of the Year Competition 17 November 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News Simply choose your favourite swimmer from the Telstra Dolphins team for your chance to win a ticket for you and a friend to attend the Telstra Swimmer of the Year Awards and one night's accomodation at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne on December 9th, 2002. To enter: visit http://www.swimming.org.au/ and follow the competition entry prompts OR SMS the name of the swimmer of your choice, your name and fixed phone number to: 0428 737 332. Entries close 12:00 noon December 1st, 2002. Visit http://www.swimming.org.au/ for furthur details and competition terms and conditions. See Also Telstra Swimmer of the Year Competition Australian Swimming
